Theresa Cantley
CEO | Small Business Consultant | Host of The CSuite Mentor Podcast at Theresa Cantley
Leadership
Education: Muhlenberg College
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Biography
Theresa Cantley is a leadership expert, business growth advisor, and the host of The C-Suite Mentor Podcast. With over 20 years of experience in leadership development, operations, and strategic growth, she helps small business owners build resilient, profitable companies from the inside out. Theresa’s work centers on empowering leaders to strengthen their vision, cultivate thriving cultures, and implement strategies that drive sustainable success. Through her signature frameworks, The Business Growth Formula and The Business Resilience Blueprint, Theresa has guided countless entrepreneurs to scale their businesses while creating lasting impact. She believes better leaders build better businesses, and her mission is to help leaders embrace innovation and overcome challenges to achieve their next level of growth.
Passion
Theresa Cantley’s passion is helping purpose-driven business owners unlock their full potential as leaders and build businesses that are both profitable and impactful. She is dedicated to guiding entrepreneurs to create resilient companies by focusing on building from the inside-out, fostering thriving cultures, and developing strategies that drive sustainable growth. Theresa believes that strong businesses start with strong leaders, and she finds fulfillment in helping others transform challenges into opportunities for innovation and long-term success.
Best Story
The moment she made the decision to close her successful brick-and-mortar retail business after her husband and business partner were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time. It was a pivotal moment of heartbreak, uncertainty, and resilience. Despite the challenges, she saw an opportunity to pivot and use her years of experience to help others navigate their own business struggles.
Origin Story
After being burned out, stressed out, and frustrated my best friend and I decided to follow our passion and build our first business, a retail store, while still working our corporate jobs. People thought we were crazy because it was during the recession at the end of 2008 but we were determined to build something we love so eventually one day we could leave our corporate jobs. In 2014 we traded our high heels, suits, and our corporate roles for the world of entrepreneurship. While owning our store I also decided to embark on starting a consulting business helping small business owners to set and execute a leadership and operations growth plan as well as improve the way they built and led their team. In 2016 after both my business partner and my husband were diagnosed with cancer within a short time of each other I made the very difficult decision to close down our retail store and biggest dream so I could create more space to help and support both of them while also focusing on the consulting arm of the business.
My Podcast
I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
Everything is negotiable
Topics
Best Story
The moment she made the decision to close her successful brick-and-mortar retail business after her husband and business partner were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time. It was a pivotal moment of heartbreak, uncertainty, and resilience. Despite the challenges, she saw an opportunity to pivot and use her years of experience to help others navigate their own business struggles.
Origin Story
After being burned out, stressed out, and frustrated my best friend and I decided to follow our passion and build our first business, a retail store, while still working our corporate jobs. People thought we were crazy because it was during the recession at the end of 2008 but we were determined to build something we love so eventually one day we could leave our corporate jobs. In 2014 we traded our high heels, suits, and our corporate roles for the world of entrepreneurship. While owning our store I also decided to embark on starting a consulting business helping small business owners to set and execute a leadership and operations growth plan as well as improve the way they built and led their team. In 2016 after both my business partner and my husband were diagnosed with cancer within a short time of each other I made the very difficult decision to close down our retail store and biggest dream so I could create more space to help and support both of them while also focusing on the consulting arm of the business.